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CVE-2016-2779
CVE-2016-2779
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
runuser in util-linux allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
EPSS 0.39% · 30.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.39%
30.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | util-linux | 0, 2.27-3ubuntu1, 2.27.1-1ubuntu2 |
Timeline
- Feb 7, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2779 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/27/1 third-party-advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=util-linux-ng&m=145694736107128&w=2 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/a0a8e9884443601abf9f06b715f2f6bb0820cbad third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/23f75093264aae5d58d61016cb1a29d8ebdfa157 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2779 third-party-advisory